Hair winding device



Feb. 26, 1935. M. ARNOLD 1,992,281

HAIR WINDING DEVICE Filed Jan. 16, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 29 l;- fl l /5l f d i W 4 A;

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ATT EY Patented Feb. 26, 1935 UNITED; STATES, PATENT OFFICE HAIR WINDINGDEVICE Max Arnold, New, York, NY. I Application January 16, 1934, SerialNo. 706,817 1 6 Claims. (01.132-33) The invention relates to anapparatus for use in the art of permanent waving hair and; moreparticularly to devices for winding the hair to be waved upon a curlingrod or mandrel in either of the two well known fashions of windingsuchhair, i.e., iri'the spiral or the fcroquignolefstyle.

In carrying out such methods of permanent waving, in-which my novelapparatus'is to be used, the hair'is divided into strands, each of whichis secured adjacent to the scalp within'a' protector or clamping device,the strand being then wound upon a curling rod preparatory to its heattreatment. An object of the invention is to provide devices for windingthe hair automatically upon the curling rods, such devices being ofextremely simple construction and low cost of manufacture and of i astructure designed to facilitate the winding operation and to insure aneven distribution and properand even stretching of the hair" during suchwinding. r

A more particular object of the invention is to provide a-winding deviceentirely enclosing the strand of hair being wound, so as to eliminatethe possibility, present in all prior winding devices, of the hair beingdisplaced from the Winding apparatus and being caught in or by portionsof the apparatus so as to interfere with the proper windingprocess. I i

As my novel hair winding devices hereinafter to be described areapplicable to both methods of permanent waving above mentioned, thefollowing brief description of thetwo methods may be;

of assistance in understanding the operation ofmy winding apparatus. Y

In the so-called spiral? method of permanent waving, the tress of hairtobe waved iswound' upon a tapered rod, the smaller diameter of which isplaced nearthe scalp, the tress of hair being wound from its endadjacent to the scalp toward its freeend upon such tapered rod in theform of a spiral so that the hair, after heat treatment, has impartedthereto a configuration described in the art as a spiral wave. Some formof protective device, in this method, is placed adjacent to the scalpbefore theftapered rod isplaced in position for winding the hairthereon.

In such spiral method, it has been the practice to securetherod to thestrand of hair near the scalp by means of a piece of stringQto wind thehair by hand about the rodand secure the end otthe'strand to the rod bythe endof the piece of string.

the free endof the tress.

tress, from its free end toward the end adjacent the scalp; upon acurling rod disposed perpendicularly to the strand. In this method, thehair is wound on the rod in a continuous series of concentricoverlappingcircles, so that the hair, after 5 it has bee n given itsheat treatment, has had imparted theretoa circular configurationcomprising a curl. My novel winding apparatus, in its application to thecroquignole method of permanent waving is designed to carry out theprinciples of such methodj insofaras the nature of the configuration'inwhich the hair is wound on the curling rod is concerned, with thedistinction that, instead of the hairbeing wound from its free endtoward the 15 end -adjacent to the scalp, the tress of hair'is woundautomatically by my winding device from the end'of the tress adjacent tothe scalp toward The primary feature of my novel hair winding apparatusis that the elements in the device are capable of being so arranged atthe beginning of the-winding operation, and to' retain such ,arrangementofsuch elements during the entire coursev of the winding operation, astdentirely enclose, on all-sides, the tress of hair to be wound,withinthe elements of the winding device and so that there is left nospace through which portions ofthe tress may escape from within theconfines of the winding elements. This feature constitutes an importantimprovement over the winding devices of the prior art in all of whichthe winding element is so constructed that the tress of hair beingwound'is not entirely enclosed within the device duringthe windingoperation. 5

e In the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification, Ihave shown particular embodiments of my invention by way of illustrationrather than by way of limitation. In such drawings I have shown a novelhair winding apparatus of a type suitable for use in the spiralmethodof' permanent waving'and one suitablefor use in the croquignolemethod as hereinabove modified.

Insuch drawings, Fig. 1 shows my croquignole winding device applied tothe curling rod at the a beginning of the winding operation, with thetress of hair heldby the clamping device and in position within thewinding apparatus; Fig. 2 shows the relative position of the windingdevice with respect to the tress of hair upon the com pletion of thewinding operation; Fig. 3 shows a spring element applied .to the strandof hair to hold the same in wound position and a kep applied to thecurling rod to rotate the same for tightening and stretching the hairwound thereplied; Fig. 9 shows my spiral winder applied to the mandreland its position thereon in the course of the winding of the tress; Fig.10 shows the application, to the wound hair upon the rod, of atapered-spring holding element by means of which the end of the strandof hair is secured about the rod, and of the tightening key to such rod;and Fig. 11 shows my novel winding device in its open, or inoperative,position.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, in

' which similar reference characters identify similar parts in theseveral views, 12 designates the clamping device customarily used in the'croquignole method of permanent waving to usual pivoted flip providedon the rod.

My novel winding device comprises a hollow cylindrical member 17 havinga bore of a diameter to accommodate the rod 16, used in the croq1uignolemethod. Inserted into the member 17 at one end thereof is a rod 18 theextent to which such rod extends into the cylindrical member 17 beingdetermined by the set screw 19. The inner end of the rod 18 acts as anabutment preventing the curling rod 16 from being pushed into thecylindrical member 17 further than is desirable.

Slidably mounted upon the cylindrical member 17 is an annular element orsleeve 20 having a head 21 at one end, in the side of which is anaperture through which passes a's ecuring bolt 22 having a knurled knob23 by means of which the sleeve 20 may be secured in any position alongthe cylindrical member 17. Integral with the sleeve 20 and forming oneendthereof is an annular projection 24 comprising a guide element havinga nib-likeextremity 25.

- The cylindrical member 17 has an integral guide element 26 projectingfrom the end thereof, the end of such guide element being curved as at27 and bent outwardly from the surface of the uide element.

The operation of my novel winding device when used in the oroquignolemethod is as follows:

The tress of hair to be waved is clamped within the protector 12 in theusual manner. The curling rod 16 is then brought into position near theprotector as shown in Fig. 1, and thetress brought into engagement withthe central portion of the curling rod. If desired, one turn of thetress may be made upon the curling rod although it is not necessary todo so. The curling rod is then inserted into the bore of the cylindricalmember 17 of my winding device the tress being brought within the curvedportion of the guide element 26.

I The sleeve 20 then broughtfrom its position near the end of the member17 toward the tress by sliding the same along the member 1'7 afterloosening the bolt 22, until the nib of the guide element 24 comes to aposition in which it overrides the nose 27 of the guide element so as toenclose entirely the tress of hair between the edges of the projections24 and 26 which will then act as guide elements for such tresswhile thesame is being Wound about the curling rod by the rotation of the windingdevice in the direction of the arrow shown in Fig. -1. Of course, whenthe guiding elements have been brought to their proper relativepositions by the sliding, along the member 17, of the sleeve 20, thelatter is firmly secured" to the member 17 by the bolt 22. When thewinding of the tress has been completed, as shown in Fig. 2, the windingdevice is removed from the curling rod and a tapered-spring holdingdevice 28 is slipped over the wound tress to hold the end thereof inpositon upon the rod. A tightening key 29 may then be used to tightenthe wound hair on the curling rod and the latter inserted in positionupon the protector by secur ing the ends thereof within thebearingbrackets 15, 15. The tightening key 29 is then again used totighten the wound tress, in the usual manner.

My novel winding device for use in carrying out the spiral method ofpermanent waving, and its application to thedevices used in carrying outsuch method, are shown in Figs. 7 to 11 inclusive. V

In such figures, 30 designates a protector or clamping device having twocooperating clamping; members pivotally connected together and havingthe locking cam member 31 of conventional construction. Projecting fromthe center of the surface 'of one of the clamping elements is a threadedscrew .32 to which is adapted to be ap-' pliedthe end of the mandrel 33having a threaded bore at its end. The mandrel is otherwise ofvconventional construction, being provided with means 34 for rotating itin one direction.

The winding device comprises a hollowcylindrical member 35 having anaxial bore of a diam-. eter to accommodate the curling mandrel 33.Slidably mounted upon the hollow cylindrical member 35 is an annularelement or sleeve 36 the outer surface of which is knurled, having anaperture in its side through which passes a securing bolt 37 having aknurled knob 38 by means of which the sleeve 36 may be secured in anyposition along the cylindrical member 35. h

Integral with the sleeve 36 is the annular projection 39 comprising aguide element having a nib-like extremity 40. The cylindrical member 35has an integral guide element 41 projecting from the end thereof, theend of such guide element being curved as at 42 and bent outwardly fromthe surface of the guide element.

The operation of my novel winding device when used in the spiral methodin connection with thedevices just described is as follows; The tress ofhair 43 is clamped within the protector 30 and the mandrel 33 is securedto the protector'by means of the threaded screw 32, and the tress ofhair is, if desired, given a'slight initial turn about the mandrel 33.The winding device is then'placed over the mandrel, :being slidablethereover, and the tress of hair 43 disposed over the curved portion ofthe extension 41. The sleeve 36 is then slid along the member 35untilthe nib of the former comes into contact with the curved and bentextremity 42 and assumes an abuttingrelationship therewith.

The knurled head 38 of the bolt 37 is then turned, thereby securing theportions of the winding device in their positions just described andillustrated in Fig. 9. The extent to which the guide element 39overrides the bent and curved portion of the guide element 41 isdetermined by the thickness of the strand enclosed within the curvedportion of the guide element 41 and the face of the guide element 39.

Rotation of the winding device, in a direction indicated by the arrow inFig. 9, upon the man-. drel 33 will automatically wind the tress of hair43 in spiral fashion upon the mandrel with a proper tensioning,stretching, and uniform distribution of the hair upon such mandrel. Whenthe complete tress has been thus wound by the rotation of the windingdevice, the latter is withdrawn from the mandrel by continuing itsrotation thereon until the strand of hair passes entirely through theenclosure therefor formed by the curved surface of the projection 41 andthe guide element 39. A spring 44, of tapered helical configuration isthen placed upon the mandrel and over the end of the tress to securesuch end upon the mandrel. A tightening key 45 may be used to rotate themandrel and tighten and stretch the hair wound thereon, a squareaperture being provided in the free end of the mandrel to receive thehead 46 of the key. The wound tree of hair is now ready for theapplication of a heating unit thereto for supplying the necessary heattreatment to the hair.

Such heating units. are generally open at their ends, permitting theescape of steam therefrom as such steam is developed from the permanent.

' rubber having an aperture 61 through which the mandrel 33 extends.Such tray 58 is applied over the mandrel after the hair has been woundthereon by my novel winding device, the diaphragm 60 being sufficientlyyieldable to permit the tray to be slipped over the mandrel, hair, andspring, so as to have such mandrel extend through the aperture 61. Anysteam escaping from the heater is thus effectively prevented fromreaching the scalp and possibly injuring the same.

In the modified form of winding device shown in Fig. 5, applicable toboth the croquignole and spiral methods, a collar 48 is provided on thecylindrical member 49 between which and a flange 50 upon the sleeve 51is disposed a spring 52 urging the sleeve 51, carrying at its end theguide element 53, toward the curved and bent nose 54 of the member 49.In order to prevent rotation of the sleeve 51 upon the cylindricalmember 49, the former is provided with an inwardly extending screw orpin 55 adapted to slide in a slot 56 in the surface of the cylindricalmember 49. A slot 57 may be cut in the surface of the projection 54 toimpart a spring-like tension thereto.

While I have described specific embodiments of my invention, it isobvious that various modifications therein may be made without departingfrom my invention. For instance, I have shown the mandrel 33 asremovably' secured to. the protector, but such construction ispreferable only to make the apparatus more easily packageable andtransportable, the mandrel and protector being otherwise made preferablyintegral.

I claim: 1 r

1. In a hair Winding device for use with a curling rod, the combinationof a hollow cylindrical member adapted to be revolubly mountedupon saidrod, a sleeve slidably mounted on said member, said cylindrical memberand sleeve having projections at the ends thereof forming between them acompletely surrounded recess capable of variation in size both in alongitudinal and transverse direction and in which the hair to be woundupon the rod is conducted during the winding operation.

2. A device for winding hair upon a curling rod comprising a hollowcylindrical member adapted to be revolubly mounted upon said rod, and asleeve revolubly andslidably mounted upon said member, said sleeve andmember each having a hair engaging finger cooperating to form acompletely enclosed slot between them for rerevolubly and slidablymounted upon said mem'- ber, a hair pick-up element at the end of said'member, and a hair guiding finger at the end of said sleeve, saidpick-up element and guiding finger forming between them an enclosed slotfor receiving the hair to be Wound, and capable of variation in sizeboth in a longitudinal and transverse direction.

4. A device for winding hair upon the curling rod comprising a hollowcylindrical member adapted to be revolubly mounted upon said rod and asleeve slidably mounted upon said member, said sleeve and member eachhaving a hair engaging member cooperating to form a completely. enclosedslot between them for receiving the hair and capable ofvariation in sizeboth in a longitudinal and transverse direction, including means forurging said sleeve longitudinally along said cylindrical member towardthe end thereof provided with the hair engaging finger.

5. A device for winding hair upon the curling rod comprising a hollowcylindrical member adapted to be revolubly mounted upon said rod and asleeve slidably mounted uponsaid member, said sleeve and member eachhaving a hair engaging member cooperating to form a completely enclosedslot between them for receiving the hair and capable of variation insize both in a longitudinal and transverse direction, including meansfor urging said sleeve longitudinally along said cylindrical membertoward the end thereof provided with the hair engaging finger, saidmeans comprising a tension spring disposed between projecting flangesupon said sleeve and said cylindrical member.

6. The combination of a hair winding device asclaimed in claim 1 with aprotector, a curling rod extending perpendicularly therefrom upon whichrod said winding device is revolubly mounted, and a tray member having ayieldable diaphragm provided with a centrally disposed aperture, throughwhich the rod is adapted to be passed, in contact with the face of saidprotector.

MAX ARNOLD.

